Global Patent Index - EP 0237268 A2

EP 0237268 A2 19870916 - Method of mass analysing a sample.

Title (en)

Method of mass analysing a sample.

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Massenanalyse einer Probe.

Title (fr)

Procédé d'analyse de masse d'un échantillon.

Publication

EP 0237268 A2 19870916 (EN)

Application

EP 87301907 A 19870305

Priority

US 83770286 A 19860307

Abstract (en)

In a method of mass analyzing a sample in a quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer (10) the number of sample ions formed in the ion trap prior to analysis is controlled (21) to avoid saturation and space charge in the ion trap.

IPC 1-7

H01J 49/42

IPC 8 full level

G01N 27/62 (2006.01); H01J 49/34 (2006.01); H01J 49/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01J 49/424 (2013.01 - EP US); H01J 49/4265 (2013.01 - EP US); H01J 49/429 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0237268 A2 19870916; EP 0237268 A3 19880824; EP 0237268 B1 19910313; CA 1248642 A 19890110; DE 3768533 D1 19910418; JP 2779158 B2 19980723; JP S62276739 A 19871201; US 5107109 A 19920421

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87301907 A 19870305; CA 531309 A 19870306; DE 3768533 T 19870305; JP 5182687 A 19870306; US 83770286 A 19860307